Liquid or gel bleaching composition containing amidoperoxyacid bleach and perfume

Abstract

Liquid or gel bleaching compositions, preferably for laundry use, containing amidoperoxyacid bleach and selected perfume ingredients having good stability when in direct contact with the bleach.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A liquid or gel bleaching composition comprising, by weight: (a) from about 1% to about 40% of an aqueous amidoperoxyacid bleach which is the monononylamide of peroxyadipic acid, and   (b) from about 0.1% to about 1% or a perfume comprising perfume ingredients selected from the group consisting of methyl-2,2-dimethylbicyclo-(2,2,1)-heptane-3-carboxylate, 4-isopropylbenzonitrile, 2-heptyltetrahydrofuran, 3,5,5-trimethylhexylacetate, 2-4-dimethyl-6-phenyldihydropyran, 2-4,dimethyl-4-phenyltetrahydrofuran, 5-acetyl-3-isopropyl-1,1,2,6,tetramethylindane, phenylethyl n-butyl ether, tridecene-2-nitrile, fenchyl alcohol, iso bornyl acetate, 2-methyl-3-(2-pentenyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one, methyl cedrylone, bicyclo(2,2,1)heptane, 2-ethyl-5-methoxy, 3-cyclopentene-1-acetonitrile-2,2,2-trimethyl, cyclohexanepropanol, 2,2,6-trimethlyalpha-propyl, and 1,3-dioxolane, 2-hexyl, and mixtures thereof, wherein said perfume is in direct contact with said amidoperoxyacid bleach, and said composition has a pH of from about 2.5 to about 6.5 at 20° C.     
     
     
       2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the perfume ingredients are selected from the group consisting of methyl-2,2-dimethylbicyclo-(2,2,2)-heptane-3-carboxylate, 4-isopropylbenzonitrile, 2-heptyltetrahydrofuran, 3,5,5-trimethylhexylacetate, 2-4-dimethyl-6-phenyl-dihydropyran, 2,4,dimethyl-4-phenyl tetrahydrofuran, tridecene-2-nitrile, fenchyl alcohol, iso bornyl acetate, methyl cedrylone, bicyclo(2,2,1)heptane,2-ethyl-5-methoxy, and cyclohexanepropanol,2,2,6-trimethyl-alpha-propyl. 
     
     
       3. A composition according to claim 2 wherein the perfume ingredients are selected from the group consisting of 4-isopropylbenzonitrile, 2-4-dimethyl-6-phenyldihydropyran, 2,4,dimethyl-4-phenyl tetrahydrofuran, tridecene-2-nitrile, fenchyl alcohol, iso bornyl acetate, bicyclo(2,2,1) heptane,2-ethyl-5-methoxy, and cyclohexanepropanol,2,2,6-trimethyl-alpha-propyl. 
     
     
       4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the perfume comprises at least 30% by weight of the perfume ingredients selected from the group consisting of methyl-2,2-dimethylbicyclo-(2,2,1)-heptane-3-carboxylate, 4-isopropylbenzonitrile, 2-heptyl-tetrahydrofuran, 3,5,5-trimethylhexyl-acetate, 2-4-dimethyl-6-phenyldihydropyran, 2,4,dimethyl-4-phenyl tetrahydrofuran, tridecene-2-nitrile, fenchyl alcohol, iso bornyl acetate, methyl cedrylone, bicyclo(2,2,1)heptane,2-ethyl-5-methoxy, and cyclohexanepropanol,2,-2,6-trimethyl-alpha-propyl. 
     
     
       5. A composition according to claim 3 wherein the perfume comprises at least 30% by weight of perfume ingredients selected from the group consisting of 4-isopropylbenzonitrile, 2-4-dimethyl-6-phenyldihydropyran, 2,4,dimethyl-4-phenyl tetrahydrofuran, tridecene-2-nitrile, fenchyl alcohol, iso bornyl acetate, bicyclo(2,2,1) heptane,2-ethyl-5-methoxy, and cyclohexanepropanol,2,2,6-trimethyl-alpha-propyl. 
     
     
       6. A composition according to claim 5 wherein the perfume comprises at least 50% by weight of perfume ingredients selected from the group consisting of 4-isopropylbenzonitrile, 2-4-dimethyl-6-phenyldihydropyran, 2,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl tetrahydrofuran, tridecene-2-nitrile, fenchyl alcohol, iso bornyl acetate, bicyclo(2,2,1) heptane,2-ethyl-5-methoxy, and cyclohexanepropanol,2,2,6-trimethyl-alpha-propyl. 
     
     
       7. A composition according to claim 1 comprising from about 7% to about 15% by weight of the amidoperoxyacid bleach and from about 0.1% to about 0.3% by weight of the perfume.